ms. hahn: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. hahn:mr. speaker, i rise today on world pancreatic cancer day in solidarity with those who have been affected by this deadly disease. i join members of congress, my staff, and many others walking the halls of congress today wearing purple for purpose. to convince my colleagues that we must increase funding for pancreatic cancer research. too often pancreatic cancer diagnosis is a death sentence. we can change that. 50 years ago breast cancer was also killing women at an alarming rate and women are now fighting and beating breast cancer because well funded scientific research has vastly improved screening and treatment. i'm thinking today of my friend, larry clark, a former rancho mayor who has found the strength to fight pancreatic cancer and advocate for others. let us answer their call today. let us wage hope and let us try to double the pancreatic cancer survival rate by 2020. i yield back.

ms. hahn: i'm proud to support our small businesses as a shopper and as a member of the small business committee here in congress. when we shop at small businesses, almost half the mup we spend stays in our community and supports local jobs. so this holiday season, remember to shop small. it does big things for our community. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. yesterday, the senate rejected legislation to approve the keystone x.l. pipeline. meanwhile, the house has passed legislation to authorize building the pipeline nine times. there's no good reason to continue to delay this project, which will create tens of thousands of jobs and has strong, bipartisan support. keystone x.l. is the most studied pipeline in our nati